GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1146103
Date first listed:: 06-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:: GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE
Statutory Address:: GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1146103
Date first listed:: 06-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:: GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE
Statutory Address 1:: GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Donhead St. Andrew
National Grid Reference:: ST 93935 26383

Details

DONHEAD ST. ANDREW ST 92 NW 4/308

WARDOUR PARK (east side)

Grotto to north east of Old Wardour Castle

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Grotto. 1792 by Josiah Lane of Tisbury. Tufa limestone. Situated on bank near north east line of bailey wall and approached up flight of wide stone steps, several entrances and rocky niches at different levels, interior with rocky tunnels. Built within the bailey of Old Wardour Castle (q.v.) as part of the landscape scheme to create pleasure gardens at Old Wardour; Richard Woods was employed by Eighth Lord Arundell between 1764 and 1771, Capability Brown worked here from 1773. Also see grottoes at Fonthill (q.v.). (N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, Wiltshire, 1975; D. Stroud, Capability Brown, 1979)

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1146104. This entry was removed from the List on 19th February 2016.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22nd February 2016.

Listing NGR: ST9393526383

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Legacy System number:: 320806
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, (1975)
Stroud, D, Capability Brown, (1975)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 46 Wiltshire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.